Great Plains
Great Plains Region helps to create a nature-based park in Bismarck
Craig and Shelley Larson and their company, Starion Bank, were recently honored for being strong community leaders and champions of conservation
Background information on the Prairie Pothole Region, DU's top conservation priority area
Nesting research team has found a variety of waterfowl nests on DU'S research ranch in North Dakota
Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America
A closer look at why the Prairie Pothole Region is North America's most productive waterfowl breeding area
Diversity loss in grassland habitats threatens waterfowl
Level II Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the primary migration corridor for several million ducks and geese in the Central Flyway
Background information on DU's Southern Great Plains region
Level II Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the primary migration corridor for several million ducks and geese in the Central Flyway
Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America
Without aggressive measures to secure its habitat base, North America's duck factory faces an uncertain future
North America's Prairie Pothole Region is facing the greatest potential loss of habitat in decades
A closer look at large-scale predator-control programs reveals that they are counterproductive to the long-term benefits of waterfowl and waterfowl hunters
Level III Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, full of vast grasslands ideal for waterfowl nesting habitat
Background information on DU's Northwestern Great Plains conservation priority area
Level III Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, full of vast grasslands ideal for waterfowl nesting habitat
New DU research has provided more evidence that conserving large blocks of grassland is critical to prairie waterfowl populations
Diversity loss in grassland habitats threatens waterfowl
Centuries of controlled grassland loss responsible for adaptable, fertile prairies today
Shelley & Craig Larson – Bismarck, North Dakota